Sunday, 5 November 2017

A non-story?


The BBC News website is leading tonight with:



Meanwhile, a lawyer on Twitter by the name of Dan Neidle is 'trending' with an angle that the BBC is unlikely to be quite as keen on. And he's not happy with the BBC either.


Dan has investigated the BBC's pension fund and found that it invests with the world's largest hedge fund. 

And guess where that hedge fund holds its funds? Yes, the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven. 

Dan himself notes however that "it's unfair to attack the BBC for this without the context that all hedge funds are in tax havens" before adding, "...which is why the BBC's reporting is unfair".

His main complaint is that the BBC is failing to provide context - "i.e. this is boring and usual for funds". He believes that the BBC is seriously sensationalising the story. 

What, Panorama sensationalising a story? Please pass me the smelling salts!